2017 USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals

2017 USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals Recap

2017 USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals Recap

The 2017 USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals have wrapped up with incredible lifts and American Records from Kuinini Manumua, Harrison Maurus, Taylor Babb, Marya Drabicki, and more!

Jun 26, 2017 by Stephanie Lodge Lodge
2017 USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals Recap
The 2017 Nike Youth National Championships have concluded with a lot of strong lifts and records being broken throughout the weekend in Georgia!

Hutch Friend set a new Youth American Record twice during his second and third attempt in the snatch! Friend hit a 52kg/114lb and 56kg/123lb snatch, lifting in the 13U/39kg category.  

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Hampton Morris (13U, 44kg) dominated the National stage sweeping gold and putting 3 new American records on the board! Morris hit a 58kg/128lb snatch and a 80kg/176lb clean and jerk for a 138kg total.  

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Noelle Toro-Strickling (13U, 48kg) went 5 for 6, snatching 51kg/112lb and clean and jerking 66kg/145lb for a 117kg total. This is a 13U clean and jerk record, set back when Toro-Strickling was only 8 months old! Her total was 22kg above the second place finish!

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Julia Yun (13U, +58kg) set all new records in ALL THREE attempts of both snatch and clean and jerk! Yun went 6 for 6 hitting all her attempts in the snatch with 69/72/74 and 85/88/91 in the clean and jerk, totaling 165kg and setting all new American records in the process.

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Marya Drabicki (14-15, +69kg) set a new American Record snatch with her 83kg/183lb lift! Drabicki had a perfect day, going 6 for 6. Drabicki hit all of her attempts in the snatch, going 78/81/83 and clean and jerking 89/94/97 to give her a 180kg total!

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Kaela Stephano (16-17, 53k) set a new clean and jerk record with her final attempt at 93kg/205lb!

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Harrison Maurus (77) swept gold at his last Youth Nationals. Maurus hit a 185kg/310lb snatch and 185kg/407lb clean and jerk for a 326kg total!

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Taylor Babb (63) swept gold with 3 American Records, going 6 for 6! Babb went 80/84/86 in the snatch and 98/103/106 in the clean and jerk for a 192kg total.

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Cole Bramble (94) swept gold, finishing off a strong performance with his final lift at 170kg/374lb, giving him a 300kg total!

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Kuinini Manumua (16-17, +75kg) set a new Youth American Record in the clean and jerk with her 122kg/268lb lift! Manumua also hit a 94kg/207lb snatch, giving her a 216kg total and gold across the board.

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